Why the most powerful celeb book clubs love The Tell
A new memoir has made book club history. The top three book club owners — Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager — came together to celebrate the launch of Amy Griffin's new memoir, The Tell. The book shares the businesswoman's path to healing after MDMA-assisted therapy unearthed a long-hidden childhood trauma.
Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with The Cut's Emily Gould about her thoughts on the memoir, as well as what it means to have it lauded by the giants of the book club world.
Interview with Emilly Gould produced by Jane van Koeverden.
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